Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1161: Island in the Deep Sea of ​​Misty Sea
As early as when he met Anne and came into contact with Bernadette Gustave, Angel heard from them that the nine mausoleums owned by Roselle, who was assassinated during the promotion to the "Black Emperor", were not completely destroyed, and some of them were fakes disguised as mausoleums required for the ceremony.

After she and Klein confessed their experiences of traveling through time, she got a glimpse of the extreme and crazy side of the time traveler in his later years from the pages of Roselle's diary. The two hidden tombs mentioned in the diary especially made her imagine a lot. She thought that the "Black Emperor" might not have died in the assassination, and there might be a glimmer of hope for his resurrection.

Therefore, when she learned that Bernadette had discovered a hidden island deep in the Misty Sea, she was even more excited than Klein.

"It's very likely, but Bernadette and Anne can't be sure now. They just tracked Nast to the vicinity of the island. Just in case, please pray to me in advance. I think Anne may also try to contact you through the contract later and ask for support."

Angel nodded and did not try to leave the gray fog and return to reality to confirm. Just like Klein would place a clone in the gray fog to receive prayers, prayers directed to her honorable name could also be conveyed to her person in the mirror, without having to worry about missing some requests for help.

She immediately asked:
"If there really is a mausoleum of Roselle, should we go to that island? If, as we speculated before, the emperor was really contaminated by the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' in his later years, then Bernadette and Anne might have trouble handling it."

There are actually two meanings contained in this passage. The first is that she is worried that Bernadette has not yet become an angel, and even with a "0" level seal and Anne's protection, she may not be able to resist the pollution of the old level; the second is that she is worried that if Roselle is really completely controlled by the "Fallen Mother Goddess" and attempts to resurrect and return to reality, Anne and Bernadette, two women who have a close relationship with Him, may not be able to make up their minds to push this "Black Emperor" back to the mausoleum.

You know, the last King George III who attempted to become the Black Emperor has already fallen. Even if someone collects all the characteristics and uniqueness of the "Prince of Orderkilling" in the short term, there is no chance to complete the corresponding ceremony. As long as Roselle is resurrected from the mausoleum with the help of the industrial revolution he started and the various orders he left behind, he can take back all the characteristics, accommodate the uniqueness again, and become the "Black Emperor" again.

A Black Emperor controlled by the Outer Gods.

This is much more clever than the method used by the God of Death Salinger, who used the mausoleum deep in the Violent Sea and Mr. Azik to store his characteristics and soul respectively in the hope of resurrecting in the future. Or it can be said that this is the special feature of the "Black Emperor". As long as he is not replaced, he will not truly die.

But this particularity is what Angel is worried about at this time.

Hearing her question, Klein nodded without hesitation and said:
"You may need our help at a critical moment, but you can first pray to the light point to see the situation. I asked you to come here because I hope you can come to the island as the angel of the Fool."

As an angel, Klein could certainly use teleportation or wishing to go to the island, but as the owner of the source substance "Source Castle", the way he could exert the greatest combat power was not to be there in person, but to place the "Fool" card above the gray fog, hold the "Mysterious Servant" feature, fully mobilize the power of the source substance, and become a temporary "Angel King".

This is certainly not as good as the one that contains "uniqueness" and is infinitely close to the true God, but it is still better than the Angel King who simply obtains the characteristics of the multiple sequence 1.

However, once he leaves the gray fog, his fragile body and weak attack methods will immediately reveal his true colors. Without any preparation, even Zaratul may not be able to defeat him.

Angel, who had discussed related topics with him many times, naturally understood this. He did not wonder why she had to go to the front line while Klein provided support from the rear. Instead, he moved to the Fool's seat and together they looked at the island that might hide Roselle's tomb through Bernadette's prayer light.

The gray fog suddenly fell into silence. Only the "Klein clones" who were busy studying and formulating the identities of the secret dolls were still writing furiously.

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After reciting the honorific name of "The Fool Who Does Not Belong to This Era", Bernadette opened her eyes again. Anne beside her was pressing the complex lines faintly visible on her palm to contact her contractor. After a moment, she shook her head and said:
“No response yet.

"But there is someone watching you."

"It should be Mr. Fool. He is very interested in Dad's situation and should be able to provide some help."

Bernadette answered, looking out from the side window of the captain's room. A large island was nearby, with huge dark green trees stretching from the coast to the deep mountains. Next to the beach, a huge three-masted sailing ship, completely pitch black, ran aground directly on the beach. It was the "Black Emperor" that she had been tracking for a long time.

Ten minutes ago, Nast had left his flagship and went deep into the primeval forest. However, for some reason that she had forgotten but was still a little afraid of, Bernadette did not follow him in directly. Instead, she prayed to several beings for help first, and only after making all preparations did she set foot on this land.

Subconsciously touching her flat belly, Bernadette looked at Anne, whose expression began to become anxious, and said:

"Let's go."

As she spoke, the nautical charts, books and tools in the captain's room, which had become a little messy after many days of sailing on the sea, returned to their original positions one after another. The unmanned sails also rolled up by themselves. The entire "Dawn" stopped not far from the coastline and no longer tried to approach the island.

Next to it, the "Queen Anne's Revenge", which was larger in size and also had no crew, accelerated towards the coast, imitating the "Black Emperor" in rushing onto the mudflats. All its guns were loaded automatically and were not pointed at the dead black sailboats, but at the depths of the primeval forest, guarding against possible enemies.

Only then did Anne take Bernadette's hand, and the two of them briefly entered the spirit world, appearing at the edge of a forest composed of huge trees of a single species.

There is a road that seems to be artificially opened, leading to the depths of the forest. Nestor and his small number of men entered the interior along this road. To be on the safe side, the two did not continue to go deeper into the forest in the form of spiritual travel, but planned to walk directly in.

This way, even if they encounter danger, the "Fool" who is watching their actions can provide timely support.

Looking at the "Queen Anne's Revenge" ready at the rear, Anne, the incarnation of the ghost ship, was walking barefoot on the beach in front, and Bernadette, who was dressed for easy movement, was behind. The two of them walked into the forest that blocked the sky, just like their tacit cooperation in exploring other mausoleums many times before.

————Above the gray fog, Angel was watching Bernadette through the circle of light that spread out from the crimson star.

Klein beside her had already placed the newly acquired "Fool" card, and his body was covered with a layer of colorful clothing. His temperament was deep and terrifying, but also a bit playful and absurd. In addition, he was holding the "Star Staff" in one hand and the "Mysterious Attendant" attribute of Antigonus in the other hand. He also had the "Curtain" with the Sequence 1 attribute on his back. He looked both serious and funny, which was extremely contradictory.

But in this state, he is equivalent to an Angel King without uniqueness. He can use the power of Sephira Castle to use the core abilities of his own Path Sequence 1, and can even use some of the adjacent Path Sequence 2, namely the abilities of "Planeswalker" and "Trojan Horse of Fate", to give Bernadette the greatest help.

Unfortunately, even so, in his real vision through prayer, the original island was shrouded in a distorted and strange black color, and it only became clear when he was close to Bernadette.

Just like the "fog of war" that high-ranking hunters use to isolate spirituality and block the spiritual world, it can distort my glimpse with the help of the Source Castle. It is at least close to the level of a true god. Roselle's mausoleum is most likely on the island... He thought about it and clenched the "Star Staff" in his hand.

Rather than the embarrassing moment of "fellow countrymen meeting each other", he was more afraid that a "black emperor" controlled by foreign gods would jump out of the mausoleum. Nestor, a believer of the "Great Mother", had already entered the island and was obviously plotting something.

Angel was also concentrating on observing his surroundings, ready to come at any time with the help of Klein.

At this moment, at the edge of Bernadette's real vision, the forest that was as silent as a cemetery suddenly woke up and broke out into a commotion. The giant trees shook, and the dust and leaves flew, as if some invisible force was driving countless lives to rush towards her.

"Boom, boom——"

The cannons on the deck of the "Queen Anne's Revenge", which had voluntarily run aground on the shore, fired one after another. Rays of golden light fell into the depths of the forest like meteors, causing a huge explosion.

But this did not stop the unknown creatures from shaking the trees and stirring up the dust, but instead made them move closer even faster.

Soon, strange creatures appeared in front of Bernadette and Anne. There was a giant dragon covered with fiery red scales, a one-eyed giant with a blue-gray body, an eight-legged demon wolf, and a tree man advancing through the creeping roots...

Most of them have become extinct in the outside world, but at this moment they are huddled together like a family, running towards the two invaders with their teeth and claws bared.

boom--

The second round of bombardment fell into the midst of these extraordinary creatures, blasting off scales, roots and limbs, but it was unable to stop the fearless creatures from advancing.

Seeing this, Anne stretched out her weak arms calmly, drew horizontal and vertical tracks in front of her, and chanted in ancient Hermetic language:

"The battlefield here must be divided."

In an instant, among the crowded group of extraordinary creatures, only an eight-legged demon wolf with short black hair and a Cyclops more than five meters tall continued to move forward unhindered. The rest were separated outside the battlefield, running around in a daze, but unable to get close to Anne and Bernadette.

Two to two, the "balance" in numbers is achieved at this moment.

And until this "fair" battle is ended and the battlefield ceases to exist, the extraordinary creatures outside cannot interfere with the battle inside.

Therefore, Bernadette just cooperated with Anne and summoned several green vines to tightly bind the magic wolf and the giant in place. She did not try to kill them, but planned to take this opportunity to carefully observe the crazy creatures to see what force was controlling them.

But before she could make any move, a rustling sound came from deep within the island, like a breeze blowing, and the branches and leaves of the surrounding giant trees swayed as if they were being brushed. The extraordinary creatures that had been shattered into pieces by the previous two rounds of artillery fire and had long lost any signs of life actually stood up staggeringly, and their bloody limbs grew rapidly and soon recovered as good as new.

As the wind blew past, the "balance" constructed by Anne was also affected. The invisible force that isolated the battlefield became active and broke free from control as if it had its own consciousness.

The two-on-two battlefield collapsed in an instant, and countless crazy supernatural creatures rushed towards the two again.

boom--

The stranded battleship roared again.

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Above the gray fog, Angel suddenly stood up from his high-back chair and said anxiously:
"That 'rebirth' power belongs to the 'Fallen Mother Goddess'!"

She has decided not to wait any longer and to go to the island immediately to fight against the "Old Days" with the power of the source.

(End of this chapter)